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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2056

(x) South Africa
1920 (Feb.) Handley-Page Flight
1920 (13 Feb.) Marine Hotel envelope, complete with contents, from Muizenberg to Johannesburg, marked "Per Aerial Post" and bearing 1d. and 1/- vertical pair with "carried by aeroplane." cachet in red alongside with very faint >carried by/aeroplane." cachet in red alongside and faint "the handley-page south africa transport company/aerial/post" handstamp in violet at foot; the letter confirms flight date and charge of 2/1d. Nierinck200217. Photo

Note: The first scheduled flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg departed on the morning of 15 February with a crew of three, Major Meintjies, Capt. Venter and Mr. Askew plus seven passengers. After a forced landing 8 minutes after take off the flight was abandoned at Beaufort West due to extensive damage to the machine. This cover Illustrated in Nierinck, page 53

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Estimate
£700 to £800